CLAYTON, Mo. – Intense emotions filled day one of the trial of Elijah Gantt, the man accused of critically injuring a Ferguson police officer during a protest.
Officer Travis “T.J.” Brown is living with brain injuries, which you could see first-hand as he sat in his wheelchair in the courtroom aisle.
It was a starkly divided courtroom during opening statements. Officer Brown sat on one side with his family and supporters as the other side of the courtroom sat supporters of defendant Elijah Gantt…